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Montague Rhodes James, OM, MA, (August 1, 1862 – June 12, 1936),
who used the publication name M. R. James, was a noted British
mediaeval scholar and provost of King's College, Cambridge
(1905–1918) and of Eton College (1918–1936). He is best remembered
for his ghost stories which are widely regarded as among the finest
in English literature. One of James' most important achievements
was to redefine the ghost story for the new century by dispensing
with many of the formal gothic trappings of his predecessors, and
replacing them with more realistic contemporary settings.

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PREFACE

Two of these stories, the third and fourth, have appeared in
print in the Cambridge Review, and I wish to thank
the proprietor for permitting me to republish them here.

I have had my doubts about the wisdom of publishing a third set
of tales; sequels are, not only proverbially but actually, very
hazardous things. However, the tales make no pretence but to amuse,
and my friends have not seldom asked for the publication. So not a
great deal is risked, perhaps, and perhaps also some one's
Christmas may be the cheerfuller for a storybook which, I think,
only once mentions the war.